Our blogs
Read blogs written by our teaching staff on topics and events they're interested in, or by students who journaled down a specific topic during their learning. You can also find blogs written by our staff to help you prepare your applications for a programme.
Sensory play and collaborative workshops for SEN children's wellbeing
Story of a silly penguin as seen in Worcester City Centre reveals a unique research journey behind Mark's dissertation.
Student support for adult learners
Elaine Moore, Welfare Officer from the CLL Student Support team, unpacks an extensive list of tips and resources for lifelong learners.
Your role in working with children
Hear from Assistant Professor Rachel Strisino about the reasons to study towards a degree in Early Childhood.
Application Tips for our Part-time Undergraduate courses
Read out guidance on how to make an application to study a part-time degree in Social Studies, Counselling, History, Classics, French and more.
Unless you do set homework, your data isn’t going to show what you need it to show
A mixed methods study from Lisa Lane, a final year student on BA Early Childhood, exploring teachers’ perceptions and experiences of homework for children aged 4-11 years in one primary school in the West Midlands.
Lifelong Learning and Me: Panel Event
Hear from Charlotte Jones, Director of Early Childhood programmes at Warwick about her reflection on play, drama and life in her recent teaching and student support experiences.
Delight in the dreaded dissertation
“You’re still doing that dissertation?!”
Nurturing an anti-racist baby
How we can approach this in Early Childhood, according to course teaching fellow Maggie Crowly.
Safety, play and learning in the Early Years
Working with children, how do we ensure that children are enabled to understand a potential source of harm, a hazard and a risk, where the outcome of an action may have an adverse outcome? Hear from teaching fellow Rachel Strisino.
The interdisciplinary working of the Early Childhood programmes
Here, Charlie Howland, a current BA in Early Childhood student, writes a reflection on the ability of the course to support and promote interdisciplinary working.
Does imposter syndrome ever go away?
Social Studies alumna Jules Sparkle talks to us about her imposter syndrome, Jeff, while she was doing her MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology in University of East London.
You are never too old to study
Age is no barrier as Graham started his degree in Social Studies at Warwick at the age of 62.
How to make an impressive application for our degree in Early Childhood
Hear from course lead Dr Charlotte Jones on what to keep in mind when making an application.
Looking to apply for one of our part time undergraduate degrees but not quite sure what we’re looking for?
We have put together a few tips to help you with your application form.
Good enough parenting during the Covid-19 pandemic
Hear from Early Childhood Teaching Fellow Maggie Crowley about our potential relationship with parenthood during the pandemic.
Wish to read more student blogs? See what our students have been writing at Warwick's unique student blogs platform: OurWarwick.